Management
Board of Directors
Hiroshi Tokimatsu
President and Representative Director
(Chairperson of the Board)
President and Representative Director
(Chairperson of the Board)
(February 23, 1962)
- Apr.1984
- Joined Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
- Oct.1991
- Joined the Company (former Sapporo Breweries Limited)
- Mar.2008
- Director of the Sales Planning Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited (newly established company)
- Mar.2010
- Director of the Kanshinetsu Headquarters of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2012
- Executive Officer, Director of the New Value Development Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Sept.2012
- Executive Officer, Director of the Spirits Strategy Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2013
- Director (Member of the Board), Executive Officer, Director of the Sales Division of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2015
- Director (Member of the Board), Managing Executive Officer, Director of the Sales Division of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2016
- Director (Member of the Board), Managing Executive Officer of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2019
- President of Sapporo Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Executive Group Managing Officer of Sapporo Holdings Limited
- Jan.2023
- President of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd. and Executive Group Managing Officer of Sapporo Holdings Limited
- Mar.2025
- President and Representative Director of the Company, President and Representative Director of Sapporo Breweries Limited (up to the present)
Yoshitada Matsude
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
(January 2, 1966)
- Apr.1988
- Joined the Company
- Sept.2010
- Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company
- Mar.2011
- Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Group Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Group Management Co., Ltd.
- Mar.2012
- Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Sept.2016
- Vice President and Representative Director of Miyasaka Brewery Co., Ltd. (currently Shinsyu-ichi Miso Co., Ltd.)
- Mar.2018
- President and Representative Director of Shinsyu-ichi Miso Co., Ltd.
- Mar.2019
- Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Group Management Co., Ltd.
- Oct.2019
- Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Group Management Co., Ltd., Director (Member of the Board) and Executive Officer of Sapporo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
- Mar.2020
- Group Managing Officer and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director of Accounting & Finance Department of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2022
- Managing Director (Member of the Board) and Director of Accounting & Finance Department of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Jul.2022
- Managing Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2024
- Managing Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Mar.2026
- Executive Vice President (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd. (up to the present)
Rieko Shofu
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
(July 13, 1967)
- Apr.1990
- Joined Hakuhodo Inc.
- June.2007
- Executive Manager of Corporate Design Department of Hakuhodo Inc.
- Aug.2011
- Corporate Officer and Executive Manager of Hakuhodo Consulting Inc.
- May.2015
- President and CEO of Sensing Asia Ltd. (up to the present)
- Apr.2016
- Deputy Director of Corporate Planning Headquarters and Director of Corporate Planning Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Mar.2017
- Director of Corporate Planning Headquarters and Director of Corporate Planning Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Mar.2018
- Group CEO of Pokka Corporation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Jan.2020
- Group CEO of Pokka Pte. Ltd.
- Jul.2020
- Director (Member of the Board) and Senior Executive Managing Director of Sapporo Group Foods Ltd.
- Mar.2022
- Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Jan.2023
- Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Vice President and Representative Director of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd., President and Representative Director of Sapporo Group Foods Ltd.
- Jul.2023
- Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd., President and Representative Director of Sapporo Group Foods Ltd.
- Nov.2023
- Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Mar.2024
- Managing Director (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Limited
- Mar.2026
- Executive Vice President (Member of the Board) of the Company, Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Breweries Ltd. (up to the present)
Makio Tanehashi
Outside Director
Outside Director
(March 13, 1957)
- Apr.1979
- Joined The Fuji Bank, Limited (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- June.2011
- Deputy President & Executive Officer, Branch Banking Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- June.2011
- Representative Director, Deputy President & Executive Officer, Head of Branch Banking Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Apr.2012
- Representative Director, Deputy President & Executive Officer, Head of Branch Banking Group of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Mar.2013
- Representative Director, President & CEO of Tokyo Tatemono Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd.
- Jul.2015
- Senior Executive Managing Officer and Division Director of Real Estate Solution Service Division of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
- Oct.2015
- Senior Executive Managing Officer, Division Director of Real Estate Solution Service Division, and Division Director of International Business Division of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
- Mar.2016
- Senior Executive Managing Officer, Director and Division Director of Real Estate Solution Service Division, and Division Director of International Business Division of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
- Jan.2017
- Representative Director, Chairman & Executive Officer of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
Chairman of the Board of Tokyo Tatemono Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd.
- Mar.2019
- Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
- Jan.2021
- Director of Tokyo Tatemono Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd.
- Mar.2023
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
- Jan.2025
- Director of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (up to the present)
Ryotaro Fujii
Outside Director
Outside Director
(January 30, 1975)
- Apr.1997
- Joined the Ministry of Finance
- Jul.2001
- Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.
- May.2006
- Principal of KKR Japan Co., Ltd.
- Jan.2008
- Director of KKR Capital Markets Co., Ltd.
- Jul.2010
- Director of Intelligence Co., Ltd. (currently Persol Career Co., Ltd.)
- Jan.2011
- Director of KKR Japan Co., Ltd.
- Jul.2015
- Representative Director and President of Permira Advisers LLP
- Jan.2018
- Japan Representative Partner of Permira Advisers LLP
- Jan.2023
- Senior Adviser of Permira Advisers LLP (up to the present)
- Mar.2024
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Naoko Tanouchi
Outside Director
Outside Director
(May 19, 1965)
- Apr.1989
- Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Sept.1999
- McKinsey & Company
- Jan.2002
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Jul.2009
- Associate General Manager of AminoScience Business Development Department of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Jul.2011
- Associate General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Jul.2016
- Associate General Manager of Internal Auditing Department of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Jun.2019
- Corporate Auditor of Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Group, Inc.
- Apr.2021
- Visiting Professor of Kobe University Graduate School
- Mar.2024
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company
- Mar.2026
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Akihiro Watanabe
Outside Director
Outside Director
(February 18, 1959)
- Oct.1980
- Joined Heiwa Audit Corporation (currently Chuo Audit Corporation)
- Jul.1990
- Partner of Audit Division of Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. (KPMG LLP) New York Office
- Jul.1994
- Representative Director of KPMG Corporate Finance K.K.
- Apr.2004
- Founder, Representative Director and Partner of GCA Corporation
- Nov.2008
- Independent Director of Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
- Sept.2016
- Outside Director of FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently FamilyMart Co., Ltd.)
- Jun.2022
- Outside Director of Toshiba Corporation
- Jan.2024
- Chairman of Houlihan Lokey in Japan (up to the present)
- Jun.2025
- Outside Director of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (up to the present)
- Mar.2026
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Koichi Mizutome
Outside Director
Outside Director
(January 26, 1968)
- Apr.1991
- Joined DENTSU INC.
- Feb.1996
- Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture Japan Ltd.)
- Apr.2000
- Roland Berger Ltd. (Japanese corporation)
- Jan.2005
- Managing Partner of Roland Berger Ltd.
- Oct.2009
- Executive Managing Director and Member of the Board of Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (currently Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan)
- Dec.2010
- Director and Executive Vice President of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
- Jun.2013
- Senior Managing Executive Officer of World Co., Ltd.
- Feb.2015
- President and Representative Director of Akindo Sushiro Co., Ltd. (currently FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.)
- May.2022
- Outside Director of Adastria Co., Ltd. (currently &ST HD Co., Ltd.) (up to the present)
- Oct.2024
- Representative Director of FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.
- Dec.2024
- Director & Special Advisor of FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.
- Sept.2025
- Outside Director of I-ne Co., Ltd. (up to the present)
- Mar.2026
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) of the Company (up to the present)
Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Hisae Kitayama
Outside Director
(Chairperson of Audit & Supervisory Committee, Statutory Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Outside Director
(Chairperson of Audit & Supervisory Committee, Statutory Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
(August 30, 1957)
- Oct.1982
- Joined Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
- Mar.1986
- Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
- May.1999
- Partner of Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
- Jul.2013
- Managing Executive Director of KPMG AZSA LLC
- Jun.2019
- Chair of Kinki Chapter of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Jul.2019
- Deputy Chair of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Jun.2020
- Outside Director of Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (up to the present)
- Jul.2020
- Representative of Kitayama Public Accounting Office (up to the present)
- Mar.2021
- Outside Director of EBARA CORPORATION
- Apr.2021
- Specially Appointed Professor of Graduate School of University of Hyogo (up to the present)
- Jun.2022
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Daicel Corporation (up to the present)
- Mar.2026
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) who is a Chairperson of Audit & Supervisory Committee, Statutory Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (up to the present)
Seiko Noda
Outside Director
(Outside Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Outside Director
(Outside Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
(February 17, 1964)
- Apr.1986
- Joined The Awa Bank, Ltd.
- Apr.1999
- Registered as a Lawyer (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined Nagasawa & Partners (up to the present)
- Jun.2007
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TSUMURA & CO.
- Jun.2018
- Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of The Awa Bank, Ltd. (up to the present)
- Apr.2023
- Specially Appointed Professor of Hitotsubashi University School of Law (up to the present)
- Mar.2026
- Outside Director (Member of the Board) who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (up to the present)
Yoichi Kitamura
Director
(Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Director
(Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
(June 23, 1970)
- Apr.1993
- Joined the Company (former Sapporo Breweries Limited)
- Jun.2019
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of YEBISU WINEMART
Inspector of SAPPORO VIETNAM LTD.
- Mar.2022
- Director of Accounting & Finance Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Mar.2024
- Director (Member of the Board), Executive Officer, Director of Corporate Planning Department of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Mar.2025
- Director (Member of the Board), Executive Officer of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Mar.2026
- Director (Member of the Board) who is a Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (up to the present)
Group Managing Officers
| Executive Group Managing Officer |
Masashi Sato President and Representative Director of POKKA SAPPORO Food & Beverage Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Group Managing Officer | Hiroyuki Tazawa President and Representative Director of Sapporo Lion Limited Yuka Uchiyama Takayuki Sato Noboru Ohrui |










